The Christmas tradition of leaving milk and cookies for Santa became popular in the US in the 1930s during the Great Depression. It was a way for parents to teach their kids the importance of giving in times of great economic hardships. It also taught them to be grateful for the presents they were lucky enough to receive.

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20 Golden retrievers saved from Slaughter for meat in China.

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A Man in Thailand married a dead girlfriend to fulfill his promise of love.

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Crows are so intelligent; they're known to play pranks on each other. They also have a basic understanding of language and can use words such as "hello," correctly as greetings.

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There are stones in Romania called Trovants that grow and multiply after heavy rain shower.

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Men have nipples because all humans begin life in the womb as females until the introduction of a Y chromosome.

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​​Lenticular clouds are sometimes mistaken for UFOs, given their unusual shape.

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This is a picture of a cloud that looks like a fireball, which was spotted over Madeira, Morocco.

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NASA will pay $15,000 to anyone who is willing to sit in bed for 87 days, to research the effect of zero gravity.

Anyone desperate for money?

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This is the Shortest international bridge in the world. On the right is Canada and left is USA.

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The reason that the Canadian singer "The Weeknd" spells his name without the "e" is because of copyright issues. There was already a Canadian band named "The Weekend".

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In Japan, three-quarters of men give all their money to their wives and get a monthly allowance.

How many of you agree with this idea?

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@SHOCKINGFACT Wishes you a great year and a wonderful time ahead. Happy New year!

Woman falsely accuses black teen of stealing phone she left in Uber.

The driver returned it to her shortly after.

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In 1990, a pilot was sucked out of the cockpit window of a British Airways flight due to the faulty installation of the windshield

A crew member held on to his body until they landed, at which point they discovered he actually survived

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